Reports: ISIL takes thousands of fleeing villagers as human shields in northern Iraq

Reports: ISIL takes thousands of fleeing villagers as human shields in northern Iraq

Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty The UN’s refugee agency says it has received reports that the Islamic State (IS) extremist group may have captured up to 3,000 villagers who were fleeing violence in northern Iraq. The UNHCR says the internally displaced people from villages in the Hawiga district were seeking safety […]